Press ReleaseAugust 21, 2013

August 21, 2013 (Boca Raton, FL)

Hundreds of medical professionals from a variety of specialties, convened at the JW Marriott- LA Live last weekend, August 16th and 17th, to extend their medical education. The main objective of the course was to inform practitioners on the relationship between food and the manifestation of diseases into the body and how to better their patients&CloseCurlyQuote; overall well-being.

The two-day symposium featured several expert medical faculty who presented scientific research as well as a question and answer session to better relate to the attendees.

David Brady, ND, DC lectured on “Autoimmune Disease: Leaving the Era of Reaction and Entering the New Proactive Era of Prediction.&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote; William Davis, MD covered the topic of his New York Times bestseller “Wheat: The Unhealthy Grain.&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote; Tania Dempsey, MD presented “A Single Bite: Living with and Healing from Gluten Related Disorders.&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote; Board certified neurologist, David Perlmutter, MD, FACN, ABIHM, covered “The Leading Edge of Functional Neurology.&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote; Alessio Fasano, MD presented “New Concepts of Celiac Disease Pathogenesis: From Innate Immunity to Autoimmunity.&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote; Lastly, Joel Kahn, MD spoke about “The Role of Food Sensitivity and Bowel Disease.&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote;

“This conference had excellent information all packing in a great little bundle! The conference was well organized and had plenty of healthy refreshments to help the time fly by! Great job, A4M!&CloseCurlyDoubleQuote; offered physician Lauren Chavez, MD from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Each day wrapped up with a Q&A session conducted by the entire course faculty. Attendees experienced a hands-on learning opportunity allowing them to confidentially treat their patients and prevent diseases caused by food related issues.

About the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

As a federally registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is the world's largest non-profit scientific society of physicians and scientists dedicated to the advancement of technology to detect, prevent, and treat aging related disease and to promote research into methods to retard and optimize the human aging process.

A4M offers exclusive membership to all medical professionals where they gain access to over two-decades of established medical expertise. We are also dedicated to educating physician and scientists and are proud to be in our 21st year of providing first-class continuing education conferences on anti-aging issues, regenerative and functional medicine.

To further demonstrate our commitment to the future of medicine, the shared responsibility for patient outcomes and transforming health education through innovation, we offer Board Certifications and Fellowship Training Programs in various disciplines ranging from anti-aging, regenerative and functional medicine to such disciplines as aesthetic medicine, skin cancer and stem cell therapy, in order to lead the industry by establishing best practice standards in these areas.

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The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) is dedicated to the advancement of healthcare technologies and transformations that can combat chronic diseases associated with aging. A4M offers continuing medical education, activities, and training through its advanced education entity Metabolic Medical Institute (MMI).